1. Natural history of MRAS-related Noonan syndrome: Evidence of mild adult-onset left ventricular hypertrophy and neuropsychiatric features.
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Priolo M, Mancini C, Radio FC, Chiriatti L, Ciolfi A, Cappelletti C, Cordeddu V, Pintomalli L, Brusco A, Mammi C, and Tartaglia M
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- Male, Child, Humans, Adult, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular genetics, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular complications, Amino Acid Substitution, Mutation, Phenotype, ras Proteins genetics, Noonan Syndrome complications, Noonan Syndrome genetics, Noonan Syndrome diagnosis, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic genetics
- Abstract
Gain of function pathogenic variants in MRAS have been found in a small subset of pediatric subjects presenting with Noonan syndrome (NS) associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and moderate to severe intellectual disability. These variants are considered to confer a high-risk for the development of severe HCM with poor prognosis and fatal outcome. We report on the natural history of the first adult subject with NS carrying the recurrent pathogenic p.Thr68Ile amino acid substitution. Different from what had previously been observed, he presented with a mild, late-onset left ventricular hypertrophy, and a constellation of additional symptoms rarely seen in NS. The present case provides evidence that HCM does not represent an obligatory, early-onset and severe complication in subjects with MRAS variants. It also adds new data about late-onset features suggesting that other unexpected complications might be observed in adult subjects providing anticipatory guidance for individuals of all age., (© 2023 The Authors. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2023
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